This guest post comes from Tony Coyne. Tony is a freelance journalist and housing campaigner. He writes under a pseudonym to prevent any backlash against the campaigns he is involved in. During the election Mr Khan made a great deal out of the fact that he was brought up on a council estate, with his […]

Our City.London can reveal that Enfield council has sent letters to leaseholders on the Alma Estate, which it plans to demolish, threatening them with the removal of an offer of a new home if they do not drop their objections to the council’s plans to compulsorily purchase their homes. The letters have emerged as a public […]

Why are London’s politicians so keen to knock down council estates? Lib Peck, the leader of Lambeth Council, who is pushing through estate demolitions against fierce opposition from residents, feels that estate regeneration is essential to build extra homes, which are badly needed in London. She has described estate regeneration as a golden opportunity to […]

When Mayor Khan settles down for some reading over the holiday period, perhaps he should dust off a copy of his manifesto. Just weeks after the new Mayor dropped a commitment to compel developers to deliver 50% affordable housing on new housing sites, another promise made before the election appears to be heading for the dustbin. […]